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Re: Renaming the NSE Script Vault


From: "Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman" <buanzo () buanzo com ar>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:20:59 -0300

+1 script library


On 7/19/12, blake () marigoldtech com <blake () marigoldtech com> wrote:
Script Basket? How about Script Biscuits?

Hehe.

"Script Library" seems like a pretty solid idea to me. Script Showcase has
the connotation of exhibiting premier scripts, yet they are secondary
because they are not shipping with Nmap. Therefore I think Showcase
overplays the significance of these scripts. Library on the other hand
signifies a valuable resource that can be referred to and 'checked out' once
the interest of the Nmap user/developer grows to a level where additional
scripts are sought.

Additional consideration: As the Script Library grows there may come a time
when the requirement for a more developed interface comes about. A
comparable resource for such scripts is the userscripts.org site for
consolidating all of the Greasemonkey scripts that have been developed.
There are some pitfalls with userscripts.org that should be avoided however.
One major one that I have observed is that the installs count has been
completely gamed by folks looking to get their script above the fold with
automated downloads making that stat worse than worthless. There are
noteworthy features of userscripts that can be factored when the time comes
however.

On Jul 19, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Toni Ruottu wrote:

How about Script Basket?

On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Fyodor <fyodor () insecure org> wrote:
Hi folks, I'm happy to see that the NSE Script Vault has been growing
well and contains a lot of scripts which don't ship with Nmap for one
reason or another:

https://secwiki.org/w/Nmap/Script_Vault

While it is a great resource, I think it is a poor name.  A vault is
where you lock things away, rarely to be seen again.  But the whole
point of this page is to highlight and encourage this ecosystem of
external scripts.

How about renameing the page to the Script Showcase instead?  Or maybe
someone has other ideas?

Cheers,
-F
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